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Ch.8 - Covalent Compounds: Bonding Theories and Molecular Structure

Chapter 8, Problem 153

The equilibrium constant Kc for the gas-phase thermal decom-position of cyclopropane to propene is 1.0 * 105 at 500 K:

(e) Why is cyclopropane so reactive? (Hint: Consider the hybrid orbitals used by the C atoms.)

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